18 March 2025

Switzerland remain perfect at LGT World Women’s

With two solid wins on Tuesday – following up a 9-6 victory over Korea with an 8-5 defeat of Italy – Switzerland has moved clear at the top of the rankings, unbeaten with seven wins.

The game between Switzerland and Korea was a crucial top-of-the-table clash, with both teams undefeated. In the tenth end, with Switzerland leading 7-6, Korean skip Gim Eunji attempted a tricky draw to score one point and force an extra end. However, she clipped a front stone on the way in, which handed Switzerland a steal of two points, securing a 9-6 win and sole leadership of the rankings.

After the game, Swiss skip Silvana Tirinzoni reflected on the team’s resilience, “We are known for never giving up and having a very strong second half. Being down one doesn’t usually bother us, but being down by three wasn’t very comfortable. It’s not a nice position to be in, but we just know we’re going to fight till the end. Looking to the end of the week, every win counts.”

Later in the day, Switzerland returned to face Italy. Heading into the tenth end with a 7-5 lead, the Swiss held firm. Italy’s skip Stefania Constantini attempted a cross-house double take-out but narrowly missed, allowing Switzerland to steal one more point and claim an 8-5 victory.

Canada, Korea in second place

Behind Switzerland, Canada has now moved into joint second place alongside Korea, both with five wins and one loss.

In the morning, Canada faced United States. By the eighth end, Canada led 5-3. Skip Rachel Homan then played a gentle tap-out with her final stone to score two more points, extending their lead to 7-3. Canada went on to secure an 8-4 victory.

In the evening session, Canada continued their strong form, defeating Türkiye 8-3.

Denmark played just one game, securing a 9-3 victory over Türkiye. In the eighth end, with Denmark leading 6-3, Türkiye’s skip Dilsat Yildiz attempted an angle raise shot but was unsuccessful. Instead of scoring, Türkiye gave up a steal of three points, extending Denmark’s lead to 9-3, leading to Türkiye’s concession.

After the win, Danish skip Madeleine Dupont said, “It feels pretty good out there. I think we’re being patient. We don’t have to force anything, so patience is the key word right now. You never know with us… sometimes it’s down, sometimes it’s up. We’re just taking it one game at a time. So far, so good.”

Denmark now shares fourth place with Sweden, both sitting on four wins and two losses. Sweden secured a 5-3 win over Scotland to keep pace.

Norway claim two tight wins

Norway also has four wins but with one more loss, placing them in sixth. Their fourth win came against China in a tight 9-8 battle. Earlier in the day, they also secured an 8-7 victory over Lithuania.

The game against China was particularly dramatic. After giving up a score of three in the ninth end, tying the game at 8-8, Norway’s fourth player, Kristin Skaslien, drew the final stone onto the button to score one and seal the 9-8 win.

Reflecting on the match, Norway skip Marianne Roervik said, “We made some misses in the ninth end and the other team played really good, so they got their three with the hammer, and luckily we made our shot in the last end.”

China’s loss to Norway pushed them down to joint seventh place alongside the United States. The Americans bounced back from their loss to Canada with a 9-6 win over Japan.

Scotland, after falling to Sweden earlier in the day, rebounded with a dominant 9-2 win over Lithuania. This result puts them in ninth place with three wins and four losses.

Scottish skip Sophie Jackson remained optimistic about her team’s chances: “We’re trying to stay really positive and we wanted to put out a strong performance. Our performance is as good as anyone out there, so we’ve just got to keep hoping and the wins will come.”

Japan and Italy sit below Scotland with two wins each, while at the bottom of the table, Lithuania and Türkiye are still searching for their first victories of the competition.

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